I enjoyed the write up. I love these kinds of semi-technical, semi-story-telling, pieces.
I am saddened by many of the comments here though which equate to: "never try anything until you know everything" - sorry but that's just not realistic and it's unfair to the people who - commendably - contribute to these write ups and hold their hands up to mistakes-made, decisions that went badly with hindsight, etc.
Bigger picture: the Guardian appears to be thriving, and is succeeding based on the efforts of the tech team here. So if you read this and come away with a sense of "failure" you're probably missing something important.
It's OK to try new things and fail - just get back up and keep on trying, and use the new wisdom you build!
I am saddened by many of the comments here though which equate to: "never try anything until you know everything" - sorry but that's just not realistic and it's unfair to the people who - commendably - contribute to these write ups and hold their hands up to mistakes-made, decisions that went badly with hindsight, etc.
Bigger picture: the Guardian appears to be thriving, and is succeeding based on the efforts of the tech team here. So if you read this and come away with a sense of "failure" you're probably missing something important.
It's OK to try new things and fail - just get back up and keep on trying, and use the new wisdom you build!